Mackinac Center Praises Lawmakers Trying To Hold Pure Michigan Program Accountable

One Democratic lawmaker tried to defund multi-million dollar program; others calling for investigation into unsubstantiated ROI claims

May 8, 2017

One Democratic lawmaker tried to defund multi-million dollar program; others calling for investigation into unsubstantiated ROI claims

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Court of Appeals Unanimously Rules Against MEA’s ‘August Window’; Upholds Teachers’ Right to Work

Not a single judge agreed with the union on this issue

May 3, 2017

Not a single judge agreed with the union on this issue

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Michigan Government Salaries Database Corrected after State Admits Fault

Office of Retirement Services blames ‘technical error’ for thousands of incorrect salary numbers

March 28, 2017

Office of Retirement Services blames ‘technical error’ for thousands of incorrect salary numbers

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Mackinac Center Temporarily Removes Some State Employee Salaries from Database After Questioning Accuracy of State Data

March 23, 2017

Website contains salary info of nearly 300,000 government workers for each of the past three years

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Government Transparency Groups Announce Database of Public Employee Salaries

Website contains salary info of nearly 300,000 government workers for each of the past three years

March 23, 2017

Website contains salary info of nearly 300,000 government workers for each of the past three years

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Governor's Tourism Conference Must Address Pure Michigan Shortfalls

Mackinac Center analyst offers counterpoint to state’s promotion campaign

March 20, 2017

Mackinac Center analyst offers counterpoint to state’s promotion campaign

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Statement on the FY2018 Federal Budget Blueprint

Lots of details to work out, but budget deserves recognition

March 17, 2017

Lots of details to work out, but budget deserves recognition

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License to (Not) Work: Mackinac Center Releases New Study on Occupational Licensing

Assessing the impact of arbitrary licensing laws on the Michigan economy

March 15, 2017

Assessing the impact of arbitrary licensing laws on the Michigan economy

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Applications Open for Second Detroit Children’s Business Fair

Children ages 6-14 encouraged to apply

March 9, 2017

Children ages 6-14 encouraged to apply

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Mackinac Center Sues University of Michigan Over Open Records Violation

Journalist waits more than 100 days for university to supply four emails

March 2, 2017

Journalist waits more than 100 days for university to supply four emails

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